Narrative:

May have landed sfo 28R without tower clearance. Found radio on approach during rollout. We were engaged in an instruction of automatic coupled approach and must have missed switching over. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter participated in structured callback for runway incursion study. Reporter described PIC and first officer roles during final approach phase of flight. Prior to the LOM the PIC started to demonstrate an ILS coupled approach in which the PIC would be PF and first officer would take control of the aircraft for touchdown. This is a reversal of the normal roles during coupled approach, but PIC is a line check captain and was demonstrating the automatic coupled approach to new first officer. Reporter says he failed to brief the first officer properly as to his responsibility to communicate with ATC during this phase. As a result neither called tower for landing clearance. Had tower frequency set in 1 radio but had not switched over. No other traffic involved. Called tower after turnoff runway onto high speed taxiway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: MAY HAVE LANDED SFO 28R WITHOUT TWR CLRNC. FOUND RADIO ON APCH DURING ROLLOUT. WE WERE ENGAGED IN AN INSTRUCTION OF AUTO COUPLED APCH AND MUST HAVE MISSED SWITCHING OVER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR PARTICIPATED IN STRUCTURED CALLBACK FOR RWY INCURSION STUDY. RPTR DESCRIBED PIC AND FO ROLES DURING FINAL APCH PHASE OF FLT. PRIOR TO THE LOM THE PIC STARTED TO DEMONSTRATE AN ILS COUPLED APCH IN WHICH THE PIC WOULD BE PF AND FO WOULD TAKE CTL OF THE ACFT FOR TOUCHDOWN. THIS IS A REVERSAL OF THE NORMAL ROLES DURING COUPLED APCH, BUT PIC IS A LINE CHK CAPT AND WAS DEMONSTRATING THE AUTO COUPLED APCH TO NEW FO. RPTR SAYS HE FAILED TO BRIEF THE FO PROPERLY AS TO HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH ATC DURING THIS PHASE. AS A RESULT NEITHER CALLED TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC. HAD TWR FREQ SET IN 1 RADIO BUT HAD NOT SWITCHED OVER. NO OTHER TFC INVOLVED. CALLED TWR AFTER TURNOFF RWY ONTO HIGH SPD TAXIWAY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.